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Harlequin Darter

Etheostoma histrio

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 35, February 33, March 38, April 72, May 44, June 21, July 19, August 20, September 24, October 25, November 33, December 32.
United States1,648
Texas397
Mississippi265
Louisiana249
Alabama247
Arkansas209
Oklahoma119
Tennessee62
Kentucky23
Missouri19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyPerches, Darters, and allies · Percidae
GenusTypical Darters · Etheostoma

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Harlequin Darter with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.